The Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (England) Regulations 2006

PART IV Transitional arrangements for existing approvals

1.  A quarantine centre or quarantine facility which at the date of making of these Regulations holds a written approval as such for the purposes of the Decision shall, subject to the provisions of this Part, be an approved quarantine centre or an approved quarantine facility as if approved as such under regulation 19 and Part I of this Schedule, and shall be subject to these Regulations accordingly.

2.  An approval referred to in paragraph 1 (“the approval”) shall, unless revoked, expire on the date it was due to expire when first granted and may at any time before its expiry be reviewed by the Secretary of State.

3.  In reviewing the approval, the Secretary of State shall assess the premises, equipment, systems and operation of the quarantine centre or quarantine facility in question as if he were considering whether to grant an approval under paragraph 1 of Part I and may call for such information and documentation from the quarantine manager of the quarantine centre or quarantine facility concerned as he reasonably requires to conduct the review.

4.  After reviewing the approval, if the Secretary of State is satisfied that it is appropriate in all the circumstances to permit the quarantine centre or quarantine facility in question to continue to be operated as such, he shall—

(a) give notice accordingly to the quarantine manager of the quarantine centre or quarantine facility; and

(b) in giving such notice, state her reasons for attaching any conditions or further conditions to the approval for the remaining period of its validity, including any condition requiring further review at a specified date or within a specified period.